life is!

“Nakakainis ang buhay na ito oooh” the voice sang with all it’s might, sounded like some OPM rock song. I heard after passing the SBMA main gate. I thought to myself “What kind of life is he talking about? I feel sorry for him,because life is good.”

I left our house at the most unlikely time of 2:56 pm. Up to now i still wonder what went into my head that caused me to walk happily while the sun was hurting my skin. All i had with me was my journals and my bible. I was about to  buy myself a drink along the way when i saw a man and a little girl walking hand by hand. Right at that moment i sensed a little glimpse of love so i decided to follow them, keeping a 10 meter distance so i wouldn’t creep them out. As i continued to walk behind them, i observed that this man could be and really looks like he was the little girl’s grandpa. And after that realization i kinda saw a little more glimpse of love, as i get very touched seeing grandparents with their grand children.

So, there were times that i thought i lost them because they walked fast. They took some turns and i was happy i still caught them. Then i was thinking “where are they going?” and also wondered what went into their heads and decided to walk this time in the afternoon just like me. I kept on walking and talking to myself. I was tempted to buy myself a drink whenever i pass by a store but i was so afraid i’d lose them, so i deprived myself from refreshment.

And after 15 minutes i think, i finally saw them stop and put down their little bag. They settled for a shade under a tree at the sea shore. So i got closer and closer and realized what they came for, just so the little girl could play at the playground (where i also used to play) , just so grandpa could feel some breeze and just so they have some sort of bonding time. And it almost made me wanna cry. But crying would be awkward specially if you’re just by yourself. And so i looked for a bench and sat , still watching the little girl and his grandpa. I noticed that grandpa got some tattoos on his leg (yeah he was a cool grandpa) , and after a couple of minutes the little girl and her grandpa started chewing some food they brought with them.

After appreciating the two. i started appreciating everyone and everything that was around me. God blessed me with some clouds so that as i was sitting there, the sun wasn’t as hot as it should be. And i was glad that there were still a few people who decided to leave the comforts of their homes, who decided to forget facebook for awhile, and who decided to go for a walk because they know that there is still beauty outside. The whole park was silent except from the sounds of leaves dancing with the breeze and little voices. But except that everything was beautifully silent and peaceful.

And then as i sat i again thought about the song i heard along my journey. Whoever wrote that song was definitely missing out in all the beautiful things in life. I know life can sometimes be just so hard , but sometimes that’s what makes it beautiful, do you agree? Think about this, if our lives were all about just being happy and jolly what’s so amazing about that? That’s plain and simple. Like a movie with no conflict.

But i do understand him, that there will be times when you just wanna throw everything near you and shout out of pain or anger, because none of the things you wanted is happening with you and the people around you. But maybe the writer was missing out on the little things that makes life wonderful. Because happiness is a choice, he chose to write a song about how awful his life turned out to be. While the others such as that grandpa and that cute little girl, decided that it would be lovely to step out of their homes and walk to the shore at three pm.

Life is wonderful, it’s good and it’s beautiful. And you were given the power to decide whether you’ll bore yourself in your room in front of your computer , cry for the same heart ache a former lover has caused you or get out of the shade and feel the sun upon your skin, and move on and rise up from every pain. Life is all about having hard times and getting back up on your feet again, it’s all about being grateful no matter how difficult it gets and it’s all about living in love and choosing to live.

God blessed you with life, so live it.